Outcome of pregnancies after intracytoplasmic sperm injection and the effect of sperm origin and quality on this outcome. 1998

A Aytoz, and M Camus, and H Tournaye, and M Bonduelle, and A Van Steirteghem, and P Devroey
Center for Reproductive Medicine, Brussels Free University, Belgium.

OBJECTIVE To describe the outcome of pregnancies obtained after intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) and the impact of the origin and quality of sperm used on this outcome. METHODS Retrospective analysis. METHODS A tertiary referral center for assisted reproduction. METHODS Pregnant patients conceived after microinjection of ejaculated sperm (n=1,427), epididymal sperm (n=79), and testicular sperm (n=93). METHODS ICSI, epididymal sperm aspiration, and testicular biopsy. METHODS Stillbirth, prematurity, and early perinatal mortality. RESULTS The delivery rate of multiple births was 31.4%, and the preterm delivery rate was 25.6%. The prematurity rates in singletons, twins, and triplets were 9.9%, 56.7%, and 96.6%, respectively. The early perinatal mortality rate of the entire population was 26.1 per thousand. In the ejaculated-sperm group, when the sperm was severely defective (group 1), 14 intrauterine deaths occurred (3.1%). In the second and third groups, in which sperm was moderately defective, there were 2 deaths and 1 death (0.6% and 0.4%), respectively. The difference between the number of deaths in group 1 vs. groups 2/3 was statistically significant. CONCLUSIONS The rates of multiple pregnancies, preterm deliveries, low birth weight, and early perinatal mortality were higher after ICSI than after natural conception. In the ejaculated-sperm group, the rate of intrauterine death was higher in the severely defective sperm group than in the better-quality sperm groups.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008845 Microinjections The injection of very small amounts of fluid, often with the aid of a microscope and microsyringes. Microinjection
D011247 Pregnancy The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH. Gestation,Pregnancies
D011256 Pregnancy Outcome Results of conception and ensuing pregnancy, including LIVE BIRTH; STILLBIRTH; or SPONTANEOUS ABORTION. The outcome may follow natural or artificial insemination or any of the various ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, such as EMBRYO TRANSFER or FERTILIZATION IN VITRO. Outcome, Pregnancy,Outcomes, Pregnancy,Pregnancy Outcomes
D011785 Quality Assurance, Health Care Activities and programs intended to assure or improve the quality of care in either a defined medical setting or a program. The concept includes the assessment or evaluation of the quality of care; identification of problems or shortcomings in the delivery of care; designing activities to overcome these deficiencies; and follow-up monitoring to ensure effectiveness of corrective steps. Quality Assessment, Health Care,Health Care Quality Assessment,Health Care Quality Assurance,Healthcare Quality Assessment,Healthcare Quality Assurance,Quality Assessment, Healthcare,Quality Assurance, Healthcare,Assessment, Healthcare Quality,Assessments, Healthcare Quality,Assurance, Healthcare Quality,Assurances, Healthcare Quality,Healthcare Quality Assessments,Healthcare Quality Assurances,Quality Assessments, Healthcare,Quality Assurances, Healthcare
D003593 Cytoplasm The part of a cell that contains the CYTOSOL and small structures excluding the CELL NUCLEUS; MITOCHONDRIA; and large VACUOLES. (Glick, Glossary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 1990) Protoplasm,Cytoplasms,Protoplasms
D004542 Ejaculation The emission of SEMEN to the exterior, resulting from the contraction of muscles surrounding the male internal urogenital ducts. Ejaculations
D005260 Female Females
D005307 Fertilization in Vitro An assisted reproductive technique that includes the direct handling and manipulation of oocytes and sperm to achieve fertilization in vitro. Test-Tube Fertilization,Fertilizations in Vitro,In Vitro Fertilization,Test-Tube Babies,Babies, Test-Tube,Baby, Test-Tube,Fertilization, Test-Tube,Fertilizations, Test-Tube,In Vitro Fertilizations,Test Tube Babies,Test Tube Fertilization,Test-Tube Baby,Test-Tube Fertilizations
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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